The wordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרcameהָיָהto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּfromמֵאֵתYHWHיְהוָהafterאַחַרNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןthe chiefרַבof the guardטַבָּחִיםhad letשַׁלַּחhimאֹתוֹgoשַׁלַּחfrom Ramah,מִן הָרָמָהwhen he tookבְּקַחְתּוֹhim,אֹתוֹand he wasוְהוּאboundאָסוּרin fettersבָּאזִקִּיםamongבְּתוֹךְallכָּלthe exilesגָּלוּתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםand Judahוִיהוּדָהwho were being carried into exileהַמֻּגְלִיםto Babylon.בָּבֶלָה
Jeremiah 40:1
Study it in the app“The word that came to Jeremiah from YHWH after Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him, and he was bound in fetters among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being carried into exile to Babylon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 40:1, word by word
- The wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- cameהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears- to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu
Jeremiah
Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.
Where else “yirmyahu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnevuzaradan
Nebuzaradan
Nebuzaradan. Captain of the guard of the king of Babylon; he burned the house of YHWH and Jerusalem, tore down its walls and carried the people into exile (2 Kings 25:8-20; Jeremiah 39–40; 52).
Where else “nevuzaradan” appears- the chiefרַבrav
chief
Literally "the great one": the one over a group, like the guard.
Where else “rav” appears- of the guardטַבָּחִיםtabachim
guard
The king's guards.
Where else “tabachim” appears- had letשַׁלַּחshalach
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “shalach” appears- from Ramahרָמָהrama
Ramah
See it on the mapWhere else “rama” appears- when he tookקַחְתּkacht
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “kacht” appears- boundאָסוּרasur
bind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “asur” appears- in fettersאזִקִּיםzikim
chains
Chains, fetters for the hands.
Where else “zikim” appears- amongתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the exilesגָּלוּתgalut
exiles
The group of those carried off far from their land.
Where else “galut” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- and Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- who were being carried into exileמֻּגְלִיםmuglim
go into exile
To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.
Where else “muglim” appears- to Babylonבָּבֶלָbavela
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavela” appears
Places in this verse
1Ramah ?
Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank
The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.
Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
3Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the chief of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “YHWH your Elohim spoke this evil against this place;